Garment hanger



March 14, 1944. RUEN ETAL' 2,344,172

GARMENT HANGER Filed April 8. 1941 Juventor ANDRE W fl. RuE/v 8,11%

DAV 0 Bu I [fag Patented Mar. 14, 1944 GARMENT HANGER Andrew A. Ruen and David A. Ruen,

1 Highland Park, Mich.

-' Application April 8, 1941, Serial No. 387,430

' 4 Claims. (o1. zzs- -ss) Our invention relates to a new and useful improvement in'a garment hanger embodying a pair of supporting arms and a strut portion which engages the supporting arms and which, in itself, may also serve as a supporting member.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a garment hanger of this class which will be simple in structure, economical of manufacture, durable, light, highly efiicient in use and easily and quickly assembled.

It is another object of this invention to provide a garment hanger having a pair of diagonally directed supportin arms, each provided with a nut-forming portion oppositely threaded into which a base or strut may be threaded by rotation and which may be easily removed by reverse rotation.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a garment hanger of this type having the nut-forming portions for reception of a strut and provided with an inwardly turned portion overlying and preferably contacting the strut.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a garment hanger of this type having a pair of diagonally directed supporting arms and provided with means at the opposite ends for a rail or strut so arranged or constructed that the rail or strut may be easily removed or replaced and may be prevented from dislodgement while in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. It is recognized that various modifications and departures from the structures illustrated may be formed without departing from the spirit of the invention and it is intended that such shall be embraced within the scope of the claims herein and forming a part hereof.

Forming a part of this specification is a drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a further modification of the invention with a. part broken away and a part shown in section.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevational view of another modified form of the invention with a part broken away and a part shown in section.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a further modified form of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side elevational view of a further modified form of the invention.

In all of the forms. we prefer-to use a garment hanger having a pair of diagonally directed supportin arms I! and l 8 projecting upwardly from which is a supportinghook I9. The arms I! and I3 are turned inwardly as at 23 and 2| respectively and this inwardly turned portion is coiled as at 22 and 23 respectively to provide a nut, these coils being oppositely turned so that the equivalent of a, right-hand nut and a left-hand nut are provided. A strut or supporting rail 24 formed from wood or other suitable material is used but it is preferred that this be formed from soft wood, paper, fibre or the like so that when placed in position and threaded into the nutforming portions 22 and 23 the wire coils will imbed themselves in the member 24 and serve to form their own threads. By placing the member 24 in engagement with the nut-forming portions 22 and 23' and rotating it, the member 24 may be threaded into the nut-forming portions 22 and 23 or threaded out of the same. It will be noted that the inturned portions 20 and 2! overlie the strut 24 when this is placed in position.

In this way we provide a light and inexpensive garment hanger having a rigid supporting member or strut 24 which may be easily and quickly placed in position relative to the supporting arms I! and I8 and easily and quickly removed therefrom.

In the form shown in Fig. 2 the strut 24A is embraced by a loop 25, the end 26 of which is angularly turned as at 21 to engage the end face 28 of the strut, the construction being such that the supporting arm IBA is placed under tension when the hanger is in the position shown in Fig. 2.

In Fig. 4 the strut 24B is provided with an opening 29 communicating with the enlarged recess 3i) and the end 3i of the supporting arm I8B is doubled upon itself as at 32 to provide a hook which will engage the shoulder 33 and prevent its retraction.

In Fig. 5 the strut 24C is provided with a diagonally directed passage 34 through which is inserted the angularly turned end 35 of the supporting arm I8C, the shoulder 35 being formed between the supporting arm I and the angularly turned portion 35. This angularly turned portion 35 is provided with the engaging hook 31.

In Fig. 6 the strut 24D is provided at its opposite ends with an inwardly directed socket 31 in which may engage the end 38 of the supporting arm I8D.

In Fig. 7 the strut 24E is provided with a plurality of peripheral grooves 39 over which may be slipped the coiled portion 49 formed on the inwardly turned end 4| of the hanger supporting arm IBE. The coils of the coil 40 will snap into these peripheral grooves 39 which may be formed spirally or circumferentially of the strut 24. These forms have been drawn to indicate the provision of the engagement means on opposite ends of the garment hanger supporting arms which serve to engage the rigid strut 24.

What we claim as new is:

1. A garment hanger of the class described, comprising: a pair of diagonally directed wire supporting arms; an inwardly turned portion on the end of each of said arms coiled to provide a nut-forming portion on said inwardly turned portion; and a rigid strut threaded at its opposit ends into said nut-forming portions.

2. A garment hanger of the class described, comprising: a pair of diagonally directed wire supporting arm's; an inwardly turned portion on the end or each *of said arms and coiled to provide a nut-forming portion on said inwardly turned portion, the nut-forming portionson opposite arms being oppositely threaded; and a rigid strut threaded into said nut-forming portions.

3. A garment hanger of the class described, comprising: a pair of diagonally directed wire supporting arms; an inwardly turned portion on the end of each of said arms and coiled to provide a nut-forming portion on said inwardly turned portion, the nut-forming portions on opposite arms being oppositely threaded; a rigid strut threaded into said nut-forming portions, said inwardly turned ends outwardly from the nut-forming portions, overlying portions of said strut.

4. A garment hanger of the class described comprising: "a pair of diagonally directed supporting arms; an inwardly turned end on each of said arms; a coil formed on the end of each of said inwardly turned ends, oppositely disposed coils being oppositely wound; a rigid strut-forming member threaded into said coils and extended beyond the outer ends of said coils beneath a-portion of said inwardly turned end.

ANDREW A. RUEN. DAVID A. RUEN. 

